Qur'an Burned Near a Mosque in Villeurbanne: the Author Will Be Tried on 30 July
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On the night of Sunday to Monday, a man had entered a prayer room in Villeurbanne and set fire to a Qur'an, extending the list of Islamophobic acts in recent weeks in France.
A person stole a Quran from a mosque in Villeurbanne before burning it and dropping it off outside the place of worship, just before the first prayer. An investigation is under way.
The 27-year-old man, "followed for several years for psychiatric disorders", acknowledged the facts during his custody and was placed in pre-trial detention until his trial, said the prosecution, adding that a "psychiatric expertise" was ordered pending his trial. Monday, around 3:45, shortly before the first [...] L'article Villeurbanne: the man accused of having burned a Qur'an will be tried at the end of July appeared first on Lyon Capitale.
A man suspected of burning a Qur'an in a mosque in Villeurbanne was arrested and placed in police custody this Tuesday, June 3rd in the evening. He acknowledged his gesture and will be tried on July 30th. The event makes the political class react and intervenes in a climate of Islamophobia.
The 27-year-old was able to be heard Wednesday morning, a few hours after his arrest.
A suspect who entered a mosque in Villeurbanne, Rhone region of France and burned a Quran was caught red-handed. The suspect, who carried out an anti-Islamic action at the Errahma Mosque on June 2, was detained near the city of Lyon. The Lyon Prosecutor's Office reported that the suspect has psychological problems.
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